121 THE CHURCH The church is created by God; it is the people of God. Christ Jesus is its Lord and Head; the Holy Spirit is its life and power. It is both divine and human, heavenly and earthly, ideal and imperfect. It is an organism, not an unchanging institution. […]
114 CHRIST’S SACRIFICE Christ offered once and for all the one perfect sacrifice for the sins of the whole world. No other satisfaction for sin is necessary; none other can atone. 115 THE NEW LIFE IN CHRIST A new life and a right relationship with God are made possible
111 A FREE MORAL PERSON God created human beings in His own image, innocent, morally free and responsible to choose between good and evil, right and wrong. By the sin of Adam, humans as the offspring of Adam are corrupted in their very nature so that from birth they are
108 AUTHORITY The Bible is God’s written Word, uniquely inspired by the Holy Spirit. It bears unerring witness to Jesus Christ, the living Word. As attested by the early church and subsequent councils, it is the trustworthy record of God’s revelation, completely truthful in all it affirms. It has been
THE ARTICLES OF RELIGION GOD 101 THE HOLY TRINITY There is but one living and true God, the maker and preserver of all things. And in the unity of this Godhead there are three persons: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. These three are one in eternity, deity,
In order that we may wisely preserve and pass on to posterity the heritage of doctrine and principles of Christian living transmitted to us as evangelicals in the Arminian-Wesleyan tradition, ensure church order by sound principles and ecclesiastical polity, and prepare the way for the evangelization of the world and
OUR FOUNDATIONS 1. Our Purpose The Free Methodist Church exists to make known to all people everywhere God’s call to wholeness through forgiveness and holiness in Jesus Christ, and to invite into membership and equip for ministry all who respond in faith 2. Our Vision It is the vision of
At the close of each General Conference that has taken place throughout the history of The Free Methodist Church, a Book of Discipline has been published that reflects the changes that were made at the recent conference. The 1999 edition of The Book of Discipline underwent significant change. The title
